2012 Pennsylvania Host Sites
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Is your organization working with energy conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energy, or community energy solutions? Are you looking for passionate individuals to provide service in your organization? Consider becoming an Energy Corps host site. |
Are you interested in energy conservation, national service and making a difference in your community? We are accepting applications for Energy Corps AmeriCorps positions. Members will be placed in host organizations in communities throughout Arkansas, Iowa, Montana and Pennsylvania. |
Erie, PA
Environmental and social responsibility is an important part of Mercyhurst College's mission. They've committed to educating their students and community about living more green lifestyles to ensure a sustainable future. They encourage ongoing participation in recycling and energy conservation, offer sustainability minor for students interested in enhancing their chosen major with an environmental focus, and provide the Mercyhurst community with several ways to get involved in sustainability projects, activities, and efforts.
Honesdale, PA
2. Sustainable Energy Education & Design Support (SEEDS)
Sustainable Energy Education & Design Support (SEEDS) is a community-based organization in Northeastern Pennsylvania committed to developing a local renewable energy infrastructure and promoting more sustainable living in our area. SEEDS was founded in 2008 by a group of passionate, engaged communities members and in 2009, registered as an official 501c3 non-profit.
Over the past two years, SEEDS has held 12 open forums on various topics ranging from geothermal heating to small-scale wind to solar thermal hot water systems. These events have been well attended, providing free information to over 800 residents of northeastern Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, PA
3. Energy Coordinating Agency (ECA)
The mission of the Energy Coordinating Agency (ECA) is to help people conserve energy and to promote a sustainable and socially equitable energy future for all in the Philadelphia region. In the last year alone they have:
- Weatherized over 3,000 low-income homes;
- Offered energy education workshops to almost 8,000 residents;
- Provided green jobs training to over 900 students;
- Repaired or replaced over 4,000 heaters for low income residents.
These services saved over 8,000 tons of CO2 and lowered utility cost for families by 30%.
Pittsburgh, PA
4. Growth Through Energy and Community Health (GTECH) Strategies
By using innovative and resourceful strategies to transform environmental problems into social and economic opportunities, GTECH Strategies is activating new ways think about sustainable economic development. In the absence of resources such as economic opportunity, investment dollars and environmental stewardship, communities are made susceptible to urban decline resulting in vacant land, inefficient use of energy, and waste. GTECH provides the model, expertise, knowledge base, and leadership to catalyze these challenges into opportunities.
Scranton, PA
5. Scranton Lackawanna Human Development Agency (SLHDA)
The Scranton Lackawanna Human Development Agency (SLHDA) is an umbrella agency dedicated to serving the needs of economically disadvantaged individuals within Lackawanna and surrounding counties through a variety of programs. For over thirty years, the SLHDA has targeted those most in need through Federal and State funding in the areas of furnace retrofitting, chore service, early day care/Head Start services, employment and training linkages, senior community programs, surplus food distributions, emergency fuel assistance, and Welfare-to-Work activities.
State College, PA
6. Penn State Center for Sustainability (CFS)
Born from a grassroots movement of students and faculty in 1995, The Center for Sustainability (CfS) at Penn State has emerged as an important part of Penn State's efforts to address the environmental, economic, and social challenges of sustainability through the engagement of its students. With the support from the highest levels of the Penn State Administration, the CfS has piloted hands-on student research projects, courses, and outreach efforts in sustainability such as the American Indian Housing Initiative and the Solar Decathlon. These combined programs have helped to develop experience, capacity, and facilities that position the CfS as a unique entity at Penn State that focuses upon the critical interfaces between sustainable technologies and the practices that will put these technologies into action.
Wilkes-Barre, PA
7. Commission on Economic Opportunity (CEO)
The Commission on Economic Opportunity (CEO) was established in 1965 to combat poverty and promote self-sufficiency among low-income and vulnerable populations in Luzerne County. Operating more than twenty programs, they have a staff that exceeds 200 full- and part-time employees. In one year CEO served more than twenty thousand individuals from some eight thousand households. Noted as one of the largest weatherization providers in the country, CEO has received numerous awards and participated in first White House Forum on Environmental Justice.
